15 Words That Have a Different Meaning When You're at a Rave

Throughout the many years of rave culture, the electronic dance music scene has developed their own bit of lingo. Many regular words that you might use on a daily basis might have taken on a whole different meaning when used in the context of a rave. We've compiled a list of a lot of the popular words being used today with their normal and rave definition as well as an example. It's pretty funny to see how certain simple words have gone through such drastic changes. Check out the entire list below.

Big Room

Definition: A large space that can be occupied by something.

Rave Definition: A style of electronic music featuring regular beats and simple melodies, which are designed to be played at large venues and festivals.

Filthy

Definition: Disgusting or dirty.

Rave Definition: The point at which a drop within a song is so dirty you cringe your face.

Heavy

Definition: Of great weight; difficult to lift or move.

Rave Definition: A song filled with so much bass it rattles the speakers and shakes the dance floor.

Rage

Definition: Violent, uncontrollable anger.

Rave Definition: To dance and party as hard as you can all night long.

Shuffle

Definition: Rearranging a deck of cards by sliding the cards over each other quickly.

Rave Definition: A style of dancing which involves kicking and sliding your feet which is primarily performed to electronic dance music.

Trap

Definition: A device typically designed to catch and retain an animal.

Trails

Rave Definition: The effect produced by fast moving lights such as a glowstick swinging on a string.

Gloving

Definition: The act of covering your hands with gloves.

Rave Definition: The art of giving light shows with gloves that contain light up fingertips.

Insomniac

Definition: A person who suffers from the inability to fall asleep.

Rave Definition: The name of one of the largest American electronic dance music festival production companies known for Electric Daisy Carnival, Nocturnal Wonderland, Beyond Wonderland, and Escape From Wonderland.